Pre-HealthCollege of Arts and Sciences

What you will learn

Pre-Health is not a major but a category you can declare you want to pursue. This means as an undergraduate student at the University of Nebraska, you are pursuing coursework to prepare for and apply to a professional school in the area of health.

Pre-Health students are encouraged to pursue a major in any of the Colleges at the University of Nebraska.

developing the experiences and activities to be the most competitive applicant possible

Career Opportunities

As a Pre-Health student you can successfully enter medical, dental, pharmacy, or other professional schools to pursue the health field of your choice.

Some students find equally satisfying careers in different health-related fields while others find their passion in their chosen undergraduate major.

Pre-Health students at the University of Nebraska who are applying to professional schools are highly qualified applicants in a competitive field of outstanding candidates.

Acceptance rates into professional schools continue to be very competitive and are based on:

GPA

test scores

letters of recommendations

related experiences

research/related volunteer experience

It's why we encourage you to take every learning and research opportunity available to you at the University of Nebraska. We also encourage every student to seek guidance from their adviser to assist in exploring alternative career opportunities.

Advisers have researched professional schools in the surrounding regions to determine a common set of pre-requisite courses required for admission and assist students on the most opportune time in taking these courses.

Humanities in Medicine

an interdisciplinary program designed to support students' learning about the social and cultural contexts of health, illness and medical care.

prepares you to engage with the human, social, and ethical issues in medicine, which medical schools have increasingly shown an interest in having in their staff

is a notable scholastic opportunity for pre-health students to learn more about the human side of medicine

Academics & Research

The University of Nebraska offers several other academic and research opportunities to give Pre-Health students a competitive advantage in the application process:

enroll in Psychology 150 - Introduction to Healthcare Professions: a 1-credit class offered fall and spring semesters. The class meets once a week for 16 weeks and looks at the structure, requirements, and nature of health careers

enroll in Biological Science 150 - Human Anatomy: offers the opportunity to dissect anatomical structures on cadavers which imitates a first-year gross anatomy class in professional school

do research through UCARE (Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences): a program that supports opportunities for undergraduate students to work alongside faculty members and directly participate in the campus's research or creative activities. The student may apply for a maximum grant of $4400 for the two years and in some cases receive course credit. Get more information on the UCARE program.